Politics: Harry Reid, Daschle's would-be successor

If this is the face of a new, more inclusive democratic party, we just might survive the next four years.

Republicans might find it hard to pigeonhole Reid as a liberal since his anti-abortion, anti-gun-control views are contrary to Democratic dogma. He was among the minority of Democrats who voted for a ban on certain late-term abortions and he opposed extending the ban on assault weapons, winning the endorsement of the National Rifle Association.

Yet no Democrat is challenging him for leader.